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P2 and I diving with guitarsharks in Morrungulo, a remote town on the coast of southern Mozambique Preamble I’ve had the idea for this post rattling around in my brain for a couple of weeks, but I decided to write it down after the sad news posted on One Mile at a Time last week. …

This post will be less cryptic than usual, because it’s discussing a play that everybody reading this was at least aware of (and hopefully, you’ve been using it for the last few years).  It’s time for the weekly reporting on the 2025 war on happiness, as Citi has finally decided to (likely) kill off the…

Back when I was a doe-eyed fresh college grad, I got my first 9-5. The job entailed a certain duty that required an end-of-year post mortem as part of the review process. At the end of that first year, I remember chuckling at my one-year-ago self for thinking I was good at the job. I…

I originally had a fun, light-hearted post planned for a weekend bonus. However, the churning news from the last week has been rough, so I thought I’d discuss that instead and offer some positive reframing. The 2025 war on happiness continued this week, as a couple of banks made the decision to axe a relatively…

One aspect of traveling in Latin America I’ve always found fascinating is brujería, literally translated as witchcraft. Brujería is a melting pot of Indigenous, African and European beliefs and culture that influenced religions like Santería, Candomblé and Umbanda. It’s a super interesting topic that is much deeper than this, but as a traveler, you may…

Housekeeping note: I enabled comments in case you wanted to leave one on a post. Don’t feel obligated to, but I’d love to hear your thoughts, even if you think I’m wrong (I frequently am). h/t to my friend Dave for suggesting this. When I came up with the name of this blog, I didn’t…